{"id":381161,"date":"2026-09-23T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fbi-was-circling-sen-collins-team-until-trump-got-in-the-way-propublica\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T01:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:00:09","slug":"fbi-was-circling-sen-collins-team-until-trump-got-in-the-way-propublica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fbi-was-circling-sen-collins-team-until-trump-got-in-the-way-propublica\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI was circling Sen. Collins&#8217; team\u2014until Trump got in the way: ProPublica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DDFPpv6GCr0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"FBI was circling Sen. Collins' team\u2014until Trump got in the way: ProPublica\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DDFPpv6GCr0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An investigation by ProPublica reveals that federal anti-corruption agents were building a bribery case examining Senator Susan Collins and a major defense donor. The inquiry focused on whether millions in taxpayer-funded naval contracts were traded for illegal campaign cash. Before investigators could proceed, the probe was abruptly halted after a Trump administration shake-up gutted the FBI unit leading the case. <\/p>\n<p>Collins&#8217;s campaign has strongly denied the allegations, calling them completely false, while her political opponents demand answers as a tight Senate race hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Details of the FBI probe<br \/>\n0:55 ProPublica reporter unpacks the alleged crimes<br \/>\n4:14 Democrats see a prime opportunity to unseat Susan Collins<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Trump #election #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An investigation by ProPublica reveals that federal anti-corruption agents were building a bribery case examining Senator Susan Collins and a major defense donor. The inquiry focused on whether millions in taxpayer-funded naval contracts were traded for illegal campaign cash. 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